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Marinated Tempeh Recipe: 3rd Time Really Was The Charm

Written by J.F. on Friday, April 18th, 2008 in Marinades, tempeh.

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My early experiences with tempeh were less than rewarding. I had been frying tofu sprinkled with spices in a tablespoon of oil in a skillet for some time and wanted to add another source of protein in my diet. I thought this could be accomplished with tempeh as well. Plain tempeh, that is, with no spices, grains, or flavors. After tasting the results, I vowed never to eat tempeh again.  

A couple of years later, I found a recipe that required breaking up the tempeh patty into pieces, mashing it, mixing it with vegetables and spices, then forming a patty again and baking it. Deconstruct, reconstruct. Tear down. Build Up. The directions themselves should have served as a warning. Unless you’re an engineer, there should be nothing about that recipe that entices you. But I tried. And failed.

  

Finally, a friend and I were going through a phase where we were eating out almost every week and in the process of trying to find a restaurant  I considered suitable,  (she’s not vegetarian) I would read the menus online before even calling to check about particular ingredients. Although we never made it to this restaurant, I found a marinated tempeh dish whose combination of spices and oil in the marinade sounded good and I decided to experiment at home to give the good old soy cakes another try. More on tempeh, my experience and the marinated tempeh recipe after the break… (more…)